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The American 1800s

American Painting

Paint from the young United States. Sargent's quick society faces, Eakins' steady gaze, Whistler's grey harmonies, Chase's sunlit rooms, Kensett's still water. Plain light, real people, an easy unhurried air.

As a puzzle

An easy style to love under your hands. Sargent's loose, wet brushwork and Chase's bright interiors leave almost every piece with its own mark, while the broad skies and calm water are the patient stretch. Happy across a wide range of counts.

A good size here: 60–300 pieces.

21 pictures, pick one to build

Arcadia Thomas Eakins, ca. 1883 At the Seaside William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892 Lake George John Frederick Kensett, 1869 The Yellow Room James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84 For the Little One William Merritt Chase, ca. 1896 Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) John Singer Sargent, 1883–84 Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret James McNeill Whistler, 1883 Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase William Merritt Chase, 1880–90 (?) Cremorne Gardens, No. 2 James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1870–80 Lake George, Free Study John Frederick Kensett, 1872 The Hermit (Il solitario) John Singer Sargent, 1908 Sunset on the Sea John Frederick Kensett, 1872 Astarte John Singer Sargent, ca. 1890–95 Fish William Merritt Chase, by 1910 Bessie Potter William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895 Hudson River Scene John Frederick Kensett, 1857 Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile John Singer Sargent, 1890–91 Egyptian Woman John Singer Sargent, 1890–91 Alice Gerson in Prospect Park William Merritt Chase, 1886 Summer Day on Conesus Lake John Frederick Kensett, 1870 Roland William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902